The latest on coronavirus pandemic and Omicron variant
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This Week: Job openings, Walgreens earns, nonfarm payrolls
The Associated Press The Labor Department issues its latest monthly snapshot of U.S. job openings Tuesday and its December tally of hiring by nonfarm employers Friday. Drugstore chain operator Walgreens Boots Alliance reports quarterly results Thursday.
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How will pandemic end? Omicron clouds forecasts for endgame
By LAURAN NEERGAARD and CARLA K. JOHNSON AP Medical Writers The fast-moving omicron variant is complicating a key question: How does the COVID-19 pandemic end and the world coexist with this virus? Experts agree that the coronavirus is here to stay. Ending the pandemic won’t be like flipping a light switch. Nor do scientists expect
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Continue ReadingEl presidente de Panamá anuncia llegada de vacunas pediátricas contra el covid-19
olivertapia (CNN Español) — El presidente de Panamá, Laurentino Cortizo, informó que la noche de este domingo llegarÃan al paÃs 60.000 dosis de vacunas de Pfizer contra el covid-19 para aplicarlas a niños de entre cinco y 11 años. El anuncio del mandatario se dio durante su discurso por la instalación de un nuevo perÃodo
Continue ReadingMira al cielo, la lluvia de meteoros de las cuadrántidas nos regala un espectáculo por el nuevo año
olivertapia (CNN) — El nuevo año comienza con la lluvia de meteoros de las cuadrántidas, que alcanzará su punto máximo durante la noche del domingo al lunes. La de las cuadrántidas es regularmente una de las lluvias de meteoros más intensas del año. Afortunadamente, al estar en fase creciente, la Luna prácticamente será invisible durante
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Evergrande suspends trading of shares in Hong Kong
By Diksha Madhok, CNN Business Embattled Chinese property developer Evergrande suspended trading in Hong Kong on Monday as the heavily indebted company contends with an ongoing real estate crisis. Evergrande said in a filing to the Hong Kong Stock Exchange that its trading halt was pending an “announcement containing inside information,” though it did not
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James, Monk help Lakers edge Timberwolves 108-103
By BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — LeBron James scored 26 points, Malik Monk added 22 points, and the Los Angeles Lakers hung on to beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 108-103 for the first time in three meetings this season. A couple of streaks came to an end in the Lakers’ first game
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Ashli Babbitt a martyr? Her past tells a more complex story
By MICHAEL BIESECKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Donald Trump and his supporters have sought to portray the woman who was shot by a police officer during the Jan. 6 Capitol riot as a righteous martyr who was unjustly killed. But the life of the 35-year-old Air Force veteran from California, Ashli Babbitt,
Continue Reading Biden’s words on voting rights meet call to action after 1/6
By COLLEEN LONG and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden only rarely talks about last January’s violent insurrection at the U.S. Capitol and the conspiratorial lie that the 2020 presidential election was stolen. Likewise, Biden has prioritized other matters ahead of voting rights — a matter that directly relates to the
Continue Reading Angst over China, Russia lessens chance of US nuke changes
By ROBERT BURNS AP National Security Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Joe Biden’s arrival in the White House nearly a year ago seemed to herald a historic shift toward less U.S. reliance on nuclear weapons and possibly a shrinking of the number of such arms. Then came revelations about China’s expanding nuclear force and about talk
Continue Reading Holmes jury to resume deliberations after holiday break
By MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writer SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — After taking an extended holiday break, the jury weighing fraud charges against former Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes will get back to their deliberations Monday. The eight men and four women who will determine Holmes’ fate spent much of their holiday season behind closed doors
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Holmes jury to resume deliberations after holiday break
By MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writer SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — After taking an extended holiday break, the jury weighing fraud charges against former Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes will get back to their deliberations Monday. The eight men and four women who will determine Holmes’ fate spent much of their holiday season behind closed doors
Continue Reading 2 missing in huge Colorado fire as investigation continues
By THOMAS PEIPERT Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Colo. (AP) — Search teams looked for two missing people in the smoldering debris from a massive Colorado wildfire while people who escaped the flames sorted through what was left. Investigators were still trying to determine what caused flames to tear through at least 9.4 square miles, leaving nearly
Continue Reading 2 missing in huge Colorado fire as investigation continues
By THOMAS PEIPERT Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Colo. (AP) — Search teams looked for two missing people in the smoldering debris from a massive Colorado wildfire while people who escaped the flames sorted through what was left. Investigators were still trying to determine what caused flames to tear through at least 9.4 square miles, leaving nearly
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With Kirk Cousins out, Vikings’ playoff hopes disintegrate
By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — The Minnesota Vikings’ offense didn’t show much sign of life without Kirk Cousins around on Sunday, and the team’s playoff hopes were dead by the end of the night. The Vikings fell 37-10 to the NFC North champion Green Bay Packers. Cousins was unavailable
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Highway patrol cautions drivers about black ice dangers
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) After this weekend’s winter weather and the below freezing temperatures, law enforcement is asking travelers to drive with caution Sunday night into Monday morning as some roads may be covered with black ice. One driver, Richard Powell, is traveling back home after the holidays and he said he will be driving slow
Continue Reading Packers rout Vikings 37-10 in cold to take NFC’s No. 1 seed
By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Aaron Rodgers threw two touchdown passes, A.J. Dillon ran for two more scores and the Green Bay Packers routed the Minnesota Vikings 37-10 on Sunday night to wrap up the NFC’s No. 1 playoff seed. Green Bay’s victory, coupled with Philadelphia’s 20-16 triumph at
Continue Reading Eagles beat Washington, get help to clinch playoff berth
By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Sports Writer LANDOVER, Md. (AP) — The Philadelphia Eagles held on to beat Washington 20-16 and clinched a playoff spot hours later when Minnesota lost to Green Bay. Jalen Hurts scrambled out of trouble while showing no ill effects from a recent ankle injury, and Boston Scott rushed for two touchdowns.
Continue Reading Branham has big night, No. 13 Ohio State gets OT win
By ERIC OLSON AP Sports Writer LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Freshman Malaki Branham scored 35 points, Jamari Wheeler made two 3-pointers early in overtime and No. 13 Ohio State beat Nebraska 87-79 Sunday night. Ohio State (9-2, 3-0 Big Ten) hadn’t played since Dec. 11 because of a COVID-19 outbreak in their program. E.J. Liddell,
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